The American Robot
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The American Robot
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Author : Dustin A. Abnet
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-03-27
The American Robot written by Dustin A. Abnet and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-27 with History categories.
Although they entered the world as pure science fiction, robots are now very much a fact of everyday life. Whether a space-age cyborg, a chess-playing automaton, or simply the smartphone in our pocket, robots have long been a symbol of the fraught and fearful relationship between ourselves and our creations. Though we tend to think of them as products of twentieth-century technology—the word “robot” itself dates to only 1921—as a concept, they have colored US society and culture for far longer, as Dustin A. Abnet shows to dazzling effect in The American Robot. In tracing the history of the idea of robots in US culture, Abnet draws on intellectual history, religion, literature, film, and television. He explores how robots and their many kin have not only conceptually connected but literally embodied some of the most critical questions in modern culture. He also investigates how the discourse around robots has reinforced social and economic inequalities, as well as fantasies of mass domination—chilling thoughts that the recent increase in job automation has done little to quell. The American Robot argues that the deep history of robots has abetted both the literal replacement of humans by machines and the figurative transformation of humans into machines, connecting advances in technology and capitalism to individual and societal change. Look beneath the fears that fracture our society, Abnet tells us, and you’re likely to find a robot lurking there.
I Robot
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Author : Isaac Asimov
language : en
Publisher: Voyager
Release Date : 2018-05
I Robot written by Isaac Asimov and has been published by Voyager this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05 with Robots categories.
Earth is ruled by master-machines but the Three Laws of Robotics have been designed to ensure humans maintain the upper hand: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. But what happens when a rogue robot's idea of what is good for society contravenes the Three Laws?
Rise Of The Robots
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Author : Martin Ford
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-05-05
Rise Of The Robots written by Martin Ford and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-05 with Business & Economics categories.
The New York Times-bestselling guide to how automation is changing the economy, undermining work, and reshaping our lives Winner of Best Business Book of the Year awards from the Financial Times and from Forbes "Lucid, comprehensive, and unafraid . . . ;an indispensable contribution to a long-running argument." -- Los Angeles Times What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And who will have them? As technology continues to accelerate and machines begin taking care of themselves, fewer people will be necessary. Artificial intelligence is already well on its way to making "good jobs" obsolete: many paralegals, journalists, office workers, and even computer programmers are poised to be replaced by robots and smart software. As progress continues, blue and white collar jobs alike will evaporate, squeezing working -- and middle-class families ever further. At the same time, households are under assault from exploding costs, especially from the two major industries-education and health care-that, so far, have not been transformed by information technology. The result could well be massive unemployment and inequality as well as the implosion of the consumer economy itself. The past solutions to technological disruption, especially more training and education, aren't going to work. We must decide, now, whether the future will see broad-based prosperity or catastrophic levels of inequality and economic insecurity. Rise of the Robots is essential reading to understand what accelerating technology means for our economic prospects-not to mention those of our children-as well as for society as a whole.
Burn In
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Author : P. W. Singer
language : en
Publisher: Mariner Books
Release Date : 2020
Burn In written by P. W. Singer and has been published by Mariner Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Fiction categories.
An FBI agent teams up with the first police robot to hunt a shadowy terrorist in this gripping technothriller--and fact-based tour of tomorrow--from the authors of Ghost Fleet America is on the brink of a revolution. AI and robotics have realized science fiction's dreams, but have also taken millions of jobs and left many citizens fearful that the future is leaving them behind. After narrowly averting a bombing at Washington's Union Station, FBI Special Agent Lara Keegan receives a new assignment: to field test the first police robot. In the wake of a series of shocking catastrophes, the two find themselves investigating a conspiracy whose mastermind is using cutting-edge tech to rip the nation apart. To stop this new breed of terrorist, Keegan's only hope is to forge a new kind of partnership. With every tech, trend, and scene drawn from the real world, Burn-In blends a technothriller's excitement with nonfiction's insight to illuminate the darkest corners of our chilling tomorrow.
Robots And Empire
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Author : Isaac Asimov
language : en
Publisher: Voyager
Release Date : 2018-04-13
Robots And Empire written by Isaac Asimov and has been published by Voyager this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-13 with Robots categories.
Long ago, Gladia's robots Daneel and Giskard played a vital role in opening the worlds beyond the Solar system to Settlers from Earth. Now the conscience-stricken robots are faced with an even greater challenge. Either the sacred Three Laws of Robotics are in ruins - or a new, superior Law must be established to bring peace to the galaxy. With Madam Gladia and D.G. Baley - the captain of the Settler traders and a descendant of the robots' friend Elijah Baley - Daneel and Giskard travel to the robot stronghold of Solaria...where they uncover a sinister Spacer plot to destroy Earth itself.
A Competitive Assessment Of The U S Robotics Industry
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
A Competitive Assessment Of The U S Robotics Industry written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Competition, International categories.
The International Robot Industry Report
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Author : John Mortimer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-04-17
The International Robot Industry Report written by John Mortimer and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-17 with Business & Economics categories.
Like many other new technologies which have since been seized and exploited by others, the industrial robot is a British invention. In 1957, a patent was produced by a British inventor, Cyril Walter Kenward, and later it became crucial to the future of robotics. For across the Atlantic two robot builders, Unimation and AMF, both infringed this patent and ultimately a cash settlement was made to Kenward. The owner of Unimation Inc. was Joseph Engelberger, an entrepreneur and avid reader of Isaac Asimov, the writer who helped to create the image of the benevolent robot. It is claimed that Engelberger's journey of fame down the road which led to him being hailed as the 'father of robotics' can be traced to the day that he met George C. Devol at a cocktail party. Devol was an inventor with an impressive list of patents to his name in the electronics field. One of Devol's patent applications referred to a Programmed Transfer Article. Devol's patent was issued in 1961 as US Patent 2,988,237, and this formed the basis of the Unimate robot which first saw the light of day in 1960. The first Unimate was sold to Ford Motor Company which used it to tend a die-casting machine. It is perhaps ironic that the first robot was used by a company which refused to recognise the machine as a robot, preferring instead to call it a Universal Transfer Device.
Robotics
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Robotics written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Robot industry categories.
The Complete Robot
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Author : Isaac Asimov
language : en
Publisher: Voyager
Release Date : 2018-05-09
The Complete Robot written by Isaac Asimov and has been published by Voyager this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-09 with Robots categories.
A collection of all of Isaac Asimov's robot stories, including some which have never before appeared in book form.
Robotics
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Author : Joseph A. Angelo Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2006-12-30
Robotics written by Joseph A. Angelo Jr. and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-30 with Science categories.
Although advanced technologies are the cornerstone of modern life, few people understand how such technologies as robotics or nuclear science actually work. Fewer still realize how—and how dramatically—technology influences our society and culture. Robotics is a reference guide that provides nonspecialists with the most up-to-date information on seminal developments in the technology of robotics, as well as covering the social, political, and technical impacts of those developments on everyday life, both now and in the future.